Brigade concerned about heatwave Serpentine swim

09 May 2016

We have today reissued our drowning-prevention advice, having been shown video footage of a young man jumping into the Serpentine in central London during the heatwave at the weekend.

The video, uploaded to a Facebook group, shows a young man balancing on a post in the water and then eventually jumping off into the water. His friends are shown playing on a boat nearby.

The Brigade's Head of Community Safety, Chris O'Connor, said: "It's incredibly dangerous to jump into water like this because it's impossible to see hidden obstacles under the surface. It's very easy to slip and get into difficulties.